She had stars in her eyes, but today they are visible on the ground, a little above sea level. Being a part of this august gathering is a dream come true. The people she admires, the people she looks up to, and the people she so fervently hopes would support her endeavors are all here – in the circle. She sees that guy who said solutions are all available within the circle, not inside or outside the box, and waves out to him.
A sigh cuts her reverie –
How I wish this would have happened, while we were still alive….
Alive?
(100 words)
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Love it ❤ beautiful written
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Thank you so much!
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Tah dah boom! Good work.
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Thanks 😀
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Very fascinating and interesting.
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Thanks, Lisa!
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Fascinating. Didn’t expect a paranormal tale. Like how you interpret the prompt.
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Thank you so much!
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oooh spooky
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😊
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You created a dreamlike atmosphere as she comes to terms with her new reality. Very nice!
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Thank you, Brenda!
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I feel she is more alive in the next world.
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🙂
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A calm reverence here that fits well with the idea of paying homage to the spirits.
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Thanks!
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Oops! Now that was an unexpected twist. Nice one.
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Thanks 🙂
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Great twist! Beautiful descriptions and I love the detail of her waving at the guy. Lovely, almost dream-like story.
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Thank you so much, Jennifer!
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I likethe image of the stars in her eyes becoming visible just above sea level, as the lanterns. I read the lanterns as being departed souls, but did not realize she was one of them, as you seem to imply in the comments. Either way, it is lovely to read and I, too, like the circle/ box juxtaposition in her remembrance of her late co-worker.
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Thank you for the detailed comment! It helps me in understand how spontaneous sentences are interpreted.
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A great twist here , Reena!
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Yeah… Thanks!
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I took it as a dreamy way, sort of mystical. I also so her “Alive?” as someone who is waking up to her reality.
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That’s right. Thanks!
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This has such a dreamlike quality, just right for thoughts and regrets from the afterlife.
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Thanks! The picture has this dream like quality.
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I love the way you constructed this story. What is alive, indeed!
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Depends on the level at which you think – or should I say feel or be aware? 🙂
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Now what is alive, that is a rather profound question, and a great way to end this story
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You got it right. Which state will be label as being ‘alive’?
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Laments of the afterlife. Well done.
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Thanks!
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I liked the line “She sees that guy who said solutions are all available within the circle, not inside or outside the box, and waves out to him.” Maybe he was more profoundly right than she realised, as she seems to now be in the circle, albeit as a ghost.
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Deep insight 🙂 Thanks so much, Penny!
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Nice twist indeed, too often we leave behind regrets and act too late.
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Happens everywhere. I wonder if the relevance of the act remains at a later stage. Thanks!
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Good message here, Reena. Well done.
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Thank you so much, Jilly!
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Great twist at the end
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Thanks, Neil!
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